Athlete Natalya Spiridonova told RT that the high level of high jump competition in Russia allows athletes to participate in international competitions without worries.
– I try to ignore what is happening so that it does not interfere in competitions or in life. I don’t read anything in particular, I don’t watch anything, I try to stay away. Regarding the competitions abroad, I can say that for me there was no big difference where to compete. When you are in the sector, the objective is the same: to jump well.
We have very high competition in Russia, so at international competitions I didn’t have more excitement. On the contrary, I came out confident in myself, because inside the country I went through a good hardening. It’s a shame, of course, that all of this happens in a neutral status. If we competed under our own flag, as one team, it would be a different feeling,” said Spiridonova.
The 19-year-old Russian won the gold medal at the U-20 World Championships in Athletics in 2021.
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